Put Yourself in a Mao Era Propaganda Poster!

For just $149, Chinese artist Zhu Yao-Hui will draw you a beautiful oil painting of a Mao era Chinese propaganda poster starring ... you! http://db1.maopost.com/wcat=mao&wlan=en&wreq=maoart...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/put-yourself-in-a-mao-era-propaganda-poster/

A Giraffe Wiener Dog!

Now that's a great dog Halloween costume! Found at humor.beecy.net's collection of Halloween dogs (I'm partial to the basset, McDonald dogs, and of course, Harry Potter and Fluffy, the three-headed dog...

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Dominic Wilcox's Bed (1999).

From the website:'This was one of the first objects I made while at college, up until then I'd just worked on flat two dimensional work. The theme of 'the body' seemed to evolve naturally. Not just my body...

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Directory of Marvel Comic Superheroes.

Talk about dedication: the website MarvelDirectory has individual bios of over 700 characters from the various Marvel comic books (including such pertinent facts like...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/directory-of-marvel-comic-superheroes/

Glowing Water

Lend an extra-special spooky touch to your Halloween party or haunted house with a jar of glowing water. You can make it yourself, with step-by-step directions from Instructables. Link | via Grow...

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Laundry Rug

Since youâ€™re going to throw dirty clothing on the floor anyway, throw it in the general direction of the Laundry Rug! When youâ€™ve accumulated a decent pile of dirty laundry, just pic...

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Retro Disney Costumes.

retroCRUSH has a neat collection of vintage Halloween costumes by Bruce Zalkin - these ones above from Disney are somewhat creepy looking. Link - via digg, Thanks Chad Cloman!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/retro-disney-costumes/

Canadian Legends Figures.

Neatorama reader Andrew Cornwall wrote:Your Philosophical Powers Action Figures reminded me of the Canadian Legends Action Figures... which have the added benefit that you can actually buy them. Here's M...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/canadian-legends-figures/

World's Tallest Chocolate Skyscraper.

Pastry chef Alain Roby got into Guiness World Records by making the world's tallest chocolate skyscraper: a 20-foot, 8-inch tall skyscraper made with a dark chocolate infrastructure and white chocolate w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/worlds-tallest-chocolate-skyscraper/

Nintendo Underwear.

Ah, Nintendo underwear [wiki]. You're not a true gamer if you don't have one of underwears, which were popular in the 80's: WebUndies | Gallery at CrazyJapan - Thanks Insider!...

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Thom McKay Price's Artwork.

This painting by Thom McKay Price, titled "Self-Portrait with a Painting of a Drawing of a Photograph with No Mirror," reminds me of that movie Being John Malkovich [wiki] - see more of his psychedel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/thom-mckay-prices-artwork/

Darth Vader USB Drive.

Coming soon: a Darth Vader USB drive from mimoco. I wonder what the others in the series will be ....https://lab.mimoco.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=72 - via A Welsh View...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/darth-vader-usb-drive/

Cat That Thinks It's a Bird.

From the website:When Wendy Hobbs spotted a cat up a tree in her garden a week ago, she was tempted to phone the fire brigade to get it back to earth.But she soon realised that the tortoises...

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